Mingalaba! Today is the last day on the boat and we are doing a cyclo ride through Myin Yu. We get to shore and the cyclos are lined up for our group. Another chance for locals to giggle at the procession of white people being paraded through their town. We stop at a place where local women cut their beautiful hair to sell to China, then to a place that makes replica costumes of the past royalty to be used for celebrations and on to a local market.
The market is not geared to foreigners, but we all make some great purchases. One of my friends on the boat wanted a monk’s robe and he found it there. I bought a monk’s fan and 2 little parasols that are put over little Buddha statues in one’s home. Mr Thet explained through out this trip that the two biggest temptations to a monk are money and women. The monk uses the fan to cover his face when women are around so he is not tempted.
Return to the boat to pack for a 5:30AM departure to Mandaly for our flight to Yangon.
